GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State at the 2011 poll, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), has described last week's bombing of Abuja and Kaduna offices of ThisDay, Sun and The Moment newspapers as callous and indefensible.

In a statement, Belgore's media aide, Rafiu Ajakaye, said nothing justifies violent attacks on fellow human beings, especially on media houses.

He called on the government to muster the political will to address the insecurity in the country and urged the security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators of the dastardly act are brought to book.

The statement reads: "I condole with the management and staff of the ThisDay, the Sun and The Moment newspapers on the unfortunate bombing attack on their offices in Abuja and Kaduna. 

"I also commiserate with the families of the victims of what I deem to be a crime against our collective humanity. There can be no justifiable reasons for anybody to violently attack fellow human beings, much less media houses. 

"I join all men of goodwill to condemn this attack on the Fourth Estate of the Realm. It is callous and indefensible, and I call on the security agencies to do their best to bring the perpetrators to book because the attack is a direct assault on the freedom of the press which, if added to the many challenges confronting our country, seriously endanger our democracy and national cohesion.

"Once again, like other well-meaning Nigerians, I implore those behind these bombings to desist because violence brings no good. I urge our government to muster the necessary political will to address insecurity which many rightly believe to be symptomatic of the socio-economic and political challenges facing this country."

According to Ajakaye, his boss led a delegation of ACN chieftains from Kwara on a condolence visit to Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State in Ado-Ekiti on the death of his mother.

Other members of the delegation include Belgore's running mate, Joshua Adeyinka and the state chairman of the party, Kayode Olawepo.